2 Kings 17:16
And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 17 connects to 10 cross-references. The Assyrian king Shalmaneser besieges Samaria for three years; his successor Sargon II deports Israel to Assyria. The theological analysis is explicit: Israel fell because they sinned against God from the exodus onward, following other gods, erecting high places, and …
Other Translations
And they forsook all the commandments of Jehovah their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
And they forsake all the commands of Jehovah their God, and make to them a molten image--two calves, and make a shrine, and bow themselves to all the host of the heavens, and serve Baal,
And turning their backs on all the orders which the Lord had given them, they made for themselves images of metal, and the image of Asherah, worshipping all the stars of heaven and becoming servants to Baal.
Cross References
They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, …
And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a …
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the …
For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the Lord God of Israel, according to all that …
And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all …
And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins …
And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a …
For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
For the Lord shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel …
Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for …